The unfortunate reality is that this is only news because Ashley is the daughter of the Vice president of the United States and automatically she has been propelled into the national spotlight because her name has surfaced in a scandalous story.

As I have already told you, I "go after" illogic. That is all. You make it personal because you are delusional, and weak-minded besides. You're weaving a fantasy about me. Duking it out in the Crucible. Really, fuck off.

Hillary Clinton, US secretary of state, sought on Sunday to head off a spat with Russia after it was angered by comments by Joe Biden, US vice-president .

The Kremlin had demanded clarification of remarks in which Mr Biden suggested that Russia would be forced to improve relations with the US because its economy was “withering”.

Mr Biden had told the Wall Street Journal that Russia had “a shrinking population base”, “a withering economy”, and “a banking sector and structure that is not likely to be able to withstand the next 15 years”. He added: “They’re in a situation where the world is changing before them and they’re clinging to something in the past that is not sustainable.”

So who is Sarah Palin? She is a 44-year-old former beauty pageant winner from Idaho who received her degree in journalism from the University of Idaho in 1987. She has been governor of Alaska since 2006. That's about all that is really known about her. Oh and she is in favor of drilling in ANWR and the Second Amendment.